Gospel of the Hebrews

"Since then it is granted to the Hebrews and to them that are called from the Gentiles to believe the teachers of truth, while it is left to the personal decision of each individual of whether he will perform good deeds, the reward rightly falls on those who do well." (Homilies of Clement)…

Acts 9:1-6, Jesus himself appeared in a bright light, and commanded Saul to turn from his ways and follow Him. Saul was then stricken blind, and as he recovered and began to preach to the Greeks and other gentiles he changed his name from Saul, his Hebrew name, to Paul, a Greek name. Paul's life, from the time of his name change to his death, would…

through Him, the Kingdom of God is coming and through His assentation into Heaven, He brings the kingdom into the spiritual realm of this world. In Mark 1:15, it says, “the time has is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe the gospel”. Jesus is fulfilling the will of God and is calling to all that hear, showing them that Jesus Himself is the Kingdom of God. In Revelations 21:1 it says, then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,…

NT2200-Week One Cultural Influences Paper The Bible gives precise and detailed information about the Apostle Paul’s heritage and cultural background. In Php 3:5 (KJV) “Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;”. And in Act 22:3 (KJV) “I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of…

Although The Gospel According to Matthew does not state its authorship, it is generally based on church tradition rather than scripture (Keener 44). The earliest tradition states that the original Gospel was written in Hebrew by Matthew, a tax collector who later became one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus (Matthew 9.9) and subsequently translated into Greek. Most scholars believe that the Gospel was written in the area of Syria-Palestine between 70 CE and 90 CE, because the area is where the…

discipline only carried out by trained professional like pastors, seminary grads, or those who have studied in some apologetic program. But when we search the Scriptures, we see that both apologetics, defending the Faith, and evangelism, proclaiming the Gospel message, are disciplines all Christians must be prepared to carry out in their daily lives. The second misconception is the false idea that in order to be an effective apologist and evangelist a person must have knowledge about every…

We visited the Synagogue on Shabbat to attend a combination of a mitzvah service and a regular Shabbat service. Shabbat is Hebrew for rest and on Saturdays Jews use this day of rest to praise god and reflect on their religion. Jews are forbidden from doing certain things on Shabbat, such as, cooking, driving, handling money, using the phone, turning on lights, and writing letters. As one can see Shabbat is quite restrictive, however, these laws are in place to ensure that Jews show proper…

The authors of Catholic Sexual Ethics discuss sexual ethics as seen through the Church and the Bible. Particularly, in the chapter entitled “The Biblical Teaching on Sex” the authors discuss biblical passages and what they teach Catholics about sexual ethics. In this chapter, the authors look at the New Testament and Old Testament for teachings on sexuality. In the New Testament the Bible approaches all questions of human existence with respect to the new life in Christ. The teachings of Jesus…

Covenant “The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time” (White) While this song may seem too complicated for a student to master at times, dedicated practice and learning to decipher each note results in a peaceful, harmonious outcome. Learning to read the music that is the Bible requires…

In 1779, at the age of 18, William Carey left the Church of England to follow Christ. At first he joined the Congregational church at Hackleton where he was a shoemaker’s apprentice. While in Hackelton, Carey regularly took five mile journeys to Olney, in search for more spiritual truth. Olney was a stronghold of the Particular Baptists, the group that Carey associated himself with after his baptism on October 5, 1783. Two years later he moved to Moulton to become a schoolmaster and after a year…